NBA litness test: Joel Embiid is a Troll God and LeBron James is the King of New York

Welcome to “NBA litness test,” a Yahoo Sports feature, wherein we review the week in NBA on and off court action to determine the degree to which events are, and aren’t, lit on a scale of one to four fire emojis. It’s that simple.

Joel Embiid: Troll God

The alternate name for this feature is “Joel Embiid’s Week in Review.”

Let’s take it back to Wednesday night, the moment so many of us had been patiently waiting for. After all the yapping back and forth between Embiid and LaVar Ball, the father of one Lonzo Ball, the stage was set for an epic showdown when the 76ers visited Staples Center.

The Cameroonian Hakeem Olajuwon torched the Los Angeles Lakers for an unheard of 46 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists, and 7 blocks and told an NBCSN Philadelphia reporter his conditioning level was at 69 percent.

Now let’s fast forward a few days to when the young Sixers hosted none other than the Golden State Warriors. Philadelphia had the Wells Fargo Center rocking, jumping out to a 22-point halftime lead. Of course, Embiid engaged in some friendly chirping with fellow WWE heel Draymond Green.

Litness level: The response from Jay-Z, and the hope it instilled in New York fans that LeBron might one day call the city home, make this effort three emojis strong.

Lonzo Ball learns the rules of NBA Fight Club

While his father might be ready to square up against anyone who crosses his path, even, say, a sitting U.S. president, young Lonzo Ball is not about that life.

With the clock winding down on what would be another Lakers’ loss, this time to the Suns, things got testy between L.A.’s Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Phoenix’s Tyler Ulis. And Ball could not have been more disinterested.

Sunday night in Minnesota, Jimmy Butler found himself at the free throw line trailing 98-95 with just 6.2 seconds remaining. After Butler sank his first two shots, Detroit’s Reggie Jackson got innovative. As Butler lined up to attempt the game-tying shot, Jackson called for teammate Stanley Johnson to step in the lane.